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David and Patti each decomposed 138. David wrote 1 + 1/8 + 3/8. Patti wrote 4/8+2/8+5/8.

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User Aabid
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Answer:

Both are wrong.

Explanation:

We have that:

Both decomposed the fraction
image into a sum of fractions. Whoever's decomposition sum has a value of
image is correct.

David:


image


image, which means that David is wrong.

Patti


image


image, which means that Patti is wrong.

So the answer is that both are wrong.

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